Some I took on my phone.
Um... this is a bad thing, this seems a design flaw, I have several chassis and I never have been problems with displayport or HDMI cables.The one I have fouls against the metal around the PCI expansion slots which stops the cable from plugging into the GPU
Great to hear you are enjoying our DA2.
Sorry to hear that there is an issue with the standoffs, can you please make a ticket in our support system ( https://streacom.com/contact/ ) ? The Support department will take care of this asap.
I am going to take my time to digest your pics here.
It is 'interesting' that the power switch of your SF600 conflicts with the PSU bracket in such a way that the lower left hole (ie the one closest to the switch) does not line up properly.
My Streacom BC1 Mini testbench has a similar problem! The power switch of my SF600 Gold also conflicts with the test bench frame, causing the same hole (as yours) not lining up properly. See pic below. I know another owner of BC1 Mini also has the same problem. Anyway, I have passed on this info to Streacom when I first had the BC1 Mini. So, they should know this problem. Hopefully they will revise the design accordingly.
Is your SF600 the Platinum one? Are those stock Corsair cables?
And yes, you do need some cable management.
Um... this is a bad thing, this seems a design flaw, I have several chassis and I never have been problems with displayport or HDMI cables.
I wonder how Streacom can fix this...
A possible solution for the DP issue is to use a file to shave off a tiny bit (maybe 1 to 1.5mm) of the plastic connector.
The worst is that you will lose a cable.
Not an elegant solution but it should work.
Some I took on my phone.
That would be ideal. But it is up to them and QuietPC as to what happens.
This (GPU Inputs) is a pretty serious design flaw. I sure don't with to file neither cables nor case... I wonder if all the cases will arrive with the problems described. They are from a single batch and see no reason not to be. I am a bit concerned to be honest.
I don't have mounting standoffs lying around
I wish i could get rid of it.
The AIO is SATA powered. That AIO is responsible be for a lot of cable clutter
SATA to pump
USB 2.0 from motherboard header to pump
4 fan splitter from pump to fans
3 pin pump RPM cable to CPU fan header on motherboard.
Seriously tempted to put a Noctua C14S in there instead.
So far i'm the only person to have mentioned any of this - SF600 mounting issues aside. I know not many people have this case in hand yet, but it's something to keep in mind. HWC have not mentioned these issues, neither has @confusis in his review. Might just be a consequence of my part selection.
I also need a new displayport cable. The one I have fouls against the metal around the PCI expansion slots which stops the cable from plugging into the GPU. So I'm using the iGPU at the moment instead of my 1080
Um... this is a bad thing, this seems a design flaw, I have several chassis and I never have been problems with displayport or HDMI cables.
I wonder how Streacom can fix this...
Measure the slots. The spec says they should be 12mm high. I'm betting they are, and it's actually the cable connector that's thicker than it should be. They might only be tested on cases made from stamped steel <1mm thick.This (GPU Inputs) is a pretty serious design flaw. I sure don't with to file neither cables nor case... I wonder if all the cases will arrive with the problems described. They are from a single batch and see no reason not to be. I am a bit concerned to be honest.
I wish i could get rid of it.
The AIO is SATA powered. That AIO is responsible be for a lot of cable clutter
SATA to pump
USB 2.0 from motherboard header to pump
4 fan splitter from pump to fans
3 pin pump RPM cable to CPU fan header on motherboard.
Seriously tempted to put a Noctua C14S in there instead.
So far i'm the only person to have mentioned any of this - SF600 mounting issues aside. I know not many people have this case in hand yet, but it's something to keep in mind. HWC have not mentioned these issues, neither has @confusis in his review. Might just be a consequence of my part selection.
C14S performs thermally stronger than U9S but it exhausts internally.I'm seriously considering to air cool my planned build. You think that the Noctua C14S would be better than the Noctua U9S or the D9L?
Package is in China now, I would be expecting mine by the 27th, barring no delays in customs.
C14S performs thermally stronger than U9S but it exhausts internally.
So, if an internal-exhausting C14S goes along with an internal-exhausting display card, with both components dumping hot air inside, this becomes a very tricky situation to manage the airflow, IMHO. If not managed well, hot air will recirculate and all components can suffer.
Of course, if you use a rear exhausting display card (ie with centrifugal fan), then C14S is the way to go.
I will follow, with great interest, anyone's build that has a NH-C14S and an internal-exhausting display card.
Take a look at the link below. The upper card dumps heat inside the case and is internal-exhausting. The lower one exhausts all (or almost all) hot air via the rear, thus is an external-exhausting.If that is the case with the C14S, would a bottom intake fan/side intake fan and a rear exhaust fan/top exhaust fan would help balance the air flow?
I looked at the U12S and cooler is too tall for the case.
Also how would I know if my GPU is an internal-exhausting card?
Seriously tempted to put a Noctua C14S in there instead.
I'm seriously considering to air cool my planned build. You think that the Noctua C14S would be better than the Noctua U9S or the D9L?
It has been discussed earlier in this thread, but I originally bought the C14S to put into the DA2 for it's low profile and excellent thermals, but it was bigger than I expected and at least with my ROG Strix z390-i, it did not fit in any orientation because of the large VRM heat sink. The only orientation that works with the case is the long part/heat pipes ending to the right, witch I think will interfere with intended SSD mounting and rear exhaust fan. Of cause if you don't put an external GPU in there, the heat pipe ends pointing down is physically possible, but not recommended by Noctua.
I would check exhaust fan, VRM heat sink and SSD/PSU clearance.
Btw, I now plan on trying the NH-U9s which has OK cooling performance and I think will work well with rear exhaust and possibly front-side intake.
I reckon, if the two conditions below are met, one can fit a C14S into a DA2:-
1) one does not use Asus Z390I but another motherboard with a smaller VRM heatsink, thus allowing the C14S heatpipes to point in the direction of the case front
2) one does not use 2.5 SSDs (say, substituted by a M.2 SSD installed onboard), thus avoiding conflict with the C14S heatpipes (Actually, I do not think C14S heatpipes will hit either a SFX PSU or 2.5 SSD)
At this moment, I personally think U9S is a good heatsink choice.
Measure the slots. The spec says they should be 12mm high. I'm betting they are, and it's actually the cable connector that's thicker than it should be. They might only be tested on cases made from stamped steel <1mm thick.
A few people have encountered this with the M1 as well, but it seems like it's only become a problem within the last year or so. If i had to guess, some commonly available cables have come on the market that aren't designed correctly, or GPU makers have shifted the ports slightly and inadvertently made a conflict more likely.
Further to Necere's reply above, brt02 might measure (say, with a Vernier Caliper) the thickness of the DisplayPort connector to see if it exceeds the 12mm spec.
In the middle of this link, a diagram shows the 12.0mm thickness of the connector.
https://www.extron.com/article/displayportad
Not counting the latch, it is 11mm.
https://www.extron.com/product/printable.aspx?id=dpmmcables
The width of my cable is 10 mm... Yes, it is possible that the GPU ports are too close to the edge... Well, I'm more relaxed.